I woke up at 2.30am this morning to catch the match between Spain and Germany. Dad suddenly walked into the living room after half time and asked me for the score before joining me for the rest of the match. Jean said she wanted to watch but she didn’t manage to wake up. Xiao Jun was watching too but she fell asleep halfway… I was already getting suspicious because she was suddenly stopped smsing. I was supporting Germany but when I found out the octopus had already predicted Germany would lose, I lost hope already. Yes, I trust seafood… But really, this guy is accurate. Read the article below:

Paul the psychic octopus correctly predicts Germany defeat

Paul, an octopus in a German zoo who predicts the national side's football results, maintained his 100 per cent accuracy rate at this World Cup by foreseeing the team's downfall at the hands of Spain.

By Nick Collins
Published: 7:30AM BST 08 Jul 2010

Paul, the so-called "octopus oracle", predicts Spain's victory in their 2010 World Cup semi-final match against Germany Photo: REUTERS

The animal has become the most unusual celebrity at this year's tournament after correctly indicating whether Germany would win or lose each of their six games during the tournament.

His keepers at the zoo in Oberhausen claim he is psychic, and help him make his predictions by offering him mussels from two containers - one adorned with the German flag and one with that of their opponents.

Whichever vessel Paul chooses to eat from is held to be his tip to win the match - and his choice of Spain for last night's semi-final added further weight to his burgeoning reputation.

His talent was first spotted during the Euro 2008 finals, when he successfully picked the winner for each of Germany's games until the final - also against Spain.

His keeper, Oliver Walenciak, said before the match: "We know that all octopus have nine brains so we know he has exceptional powers.

"In the European Cup he got one game wrong. It was the final between Germany and Spain and he picked Germany which was wrong and this time he has picked Spain so we are thinking he must be wrong again."

But hopes that Paul had a blind spot for matches against Spain were crushed as a Carlos Puyol header ended Germany's hopes of winning the tournament.

Paul's unwavering accuracy this year has even seen him become a target for furious Argentinian fans, who blamed him for their side's quarter final defeat against Germany and threatened to eat him.

Mr Walenciak said: "There are always people who want to eat our octopus but he is not shy and we are here to protect him as well. He will survive."

I found the second last paragraph the funniest.